I don't know what the harvest numbers are either but I imagine they are low with the ban of hunting with dogs and no baiting. I've only seen a few bears, but I've come across a lot of fresh sign the last couple years.
A quick look at the regulations say you don't have to take the meat, but you do have to turn in the skull to the cdfw.
www.eregulations.com
Or deer or elk or sheep...
I don't live there, but I would think a law requiring use of the meat would go a long ways to counter the painting of bear hunting as a "trophy hunt".A quick look at the regulations say you don't have to take the meat, but you do have to turn in the skull to the cdfw.
Bear Hunting | eRegulations
Bear Tags To hunt bear in California, all residents and nonresidents must be age 12 or older and have both a valid hunting license and a bear tag. Bear tags can be purchased from any CDFW license sales office, license agent, online, or by telephone sales. Hunters may purchase only one bear tag...
I wouldn't be opposed to that and it could be a step in the right direction. The way politics and views on hunting goes around here it's a steep hill to climb to convince people any type of hunting isn't "trophy hunting".
This is a great point and should maybe be included in letters to representatives.
It's amazing how someone can completely ignore data that shows bears are thriving yet still argue hunting threatens their survival. It's mind blowing the conclusions these politicians come up with. They decide on law strictly based on feelings.
Data is ignored because it's not necessary. And, it's not a conclusion that is based on logic, it's a political ploy to achieve something for donors/constituents.
Yes Big game animal wanton waste laws apply
I was worried for a second but I researched the word "BEAR" and whoa, that means something totally different in San Francisco
That's interesting. Someone above said it didn't. I didn't see any thing from the regs that would differentiate it from other game animals so it would make sense that the laws apply.
